Vonetta Richards was born in the island of St.Vincent and the Grenadines to Ms Vivian Baptiste and Mr.Dalton Jack. She was raised by two women, her mother and her mother’s twins sister. They have instilled and have taught Vonetta the rules to become an ambitious and independent young woman. Vonetta, who is a very kindhearted, God fearing and serious minded young lady has found her true purpose in life. From the tender age of seven, Vonetta developed a very deep passion for singing and music. She was always ready to sing or act leadership roles among her family and peers. Young and curious, Vonetta was captivated by her father’s musical skills; she admired him as he played his guitar and sang to her with hopes of her doing the same one day. As a young girl, she was loved and respected by those who came in contact with her. Vonetta was never afraid to be in the eyes of the public as an entertainer. By the age of nine she had made it on national television, where she performed in the Auntie Anna children’s program, (which many people from the Vincentian public viewed). She was placed in the Chauncey Methodist church adult choir at the age of eleven and continued to bless many hearts with soulful performances in local shows, weddings, graduations and funerals. Many of her fans called her “the little Whitney Huston” by whom she was also inspired. After graduating from high school, Vonetta obtained many certificates in business and other studies from the Caribbean examination council and she is also a trained photo lab technician. As a woman with many talents, she used her skills to enhance and promote her life and support her independence which is very important to her. She continued to live in St.Vincent and the Grenadines and wanted to take up singing as a career (which would be the fulfillment of her child hood dream. She migrated to New York at the point in her life when her career as a singer was now becoming brighter, to be with her long time high school sweetheart, now husband, Montgomery Richards. Vonetta felt to herself that her dream of being a singer might end as she ventured into a new world. Here in New York City, she felt like a stranger as her productive years were just slipping past her; she felt distraught at the thought of giving up her childhood dream. Vonetta cherished her family and focused on being an exemplary mother to her son Tevon, and wife to her husband Monty, as he is affectionately called.
